Organizers said physicians, legislators, and members of the public are invited to attend and participate in the question-and-answer session, a news release said.

Panelists include local health care leaders, government officials, and experts from the mainland.

The forum will be 5:30 p.m. at The Queen's Conference Center – Mabel Smyth Auditorium, the release said.

Panelists will be Cynthia Jean Goto, MD, HMA president; William F. McKenzie, MD, an ob/gyn practicing on O'ahu; Arthur F. Roeca, partner in the law firm Roeca, Louie & Hiraoka LLP; J.P. Schmidt, Hawaii state insurance commissioner; and David Teuscher, MD, of the Texas Medical Association.

"Our patient access to care crisis has reached a critical stage, and we implore Hawaii's legislators to take action and fix the problem," said Goto, the HMA president, in a news release. "This forum will highlight the issues and solutions available so that Hawaii's citizens have physicians available when they need them most."